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	Sports As-it-happens update ⋅ August 11, 2020
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	ESPN Big Ten nixes fall college football season, eyes spring ESPN Big Ten Conference presidents and chancellors voted Tuesday to postpone all fall sports seasons, including football, with the hopes of playing in the spring, it announced Tuesday. "The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Toronto Blue Jays wowed by upgrades to Sahlen Field at new Buffalo 'home' ESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It took a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, bans from playing in Canada, Pennsylvania and Maryland, millions of dollars and lighting borrowed from the "Field of Dreams" for Buffalo to host its first big league baseball game in more than a century. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN The Spring League will be first to use bubble concept in football for October tournament in Las Vegas ESPN The Spring League is scheduling a six-team football tournament in Las Vegas in October, using a bubble concept that would be the first of its kind in the sport during the coronavirus pandemic. The teams would be stocked mostly with players who were ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Nick Chubb gets 'more motivation' from finishing second in rushing to Derrick Henry in 2019 NFL.com Last year didn't go as planned for the Cleveland Browns, but for Nick Chubb, it was almost a landmark season. Chubb finished his 2019 campaign as the league's rushing leader, only to see Tennessee's Derrick Henry blow past his yardage total with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Tale of the Tape: Flyers vs. Canadiens NHL.com As the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Philadelphia Flyers will likely go into the conference quarterfinal series with the Montreal Canadiens as the favorites. In terms of head-to-head meetings during the regular season, the Flyers beat the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Rutherford Says Changes Need to Be Made NHL.com Like the fanbase, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford isn't happy with what happened as Pittsburgh was eliminated from playoff contention after the Montreal Canadiens won their best-of-five Qualifying Round series in four games. "It's very ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Sources: A's Ramon Laureano suspended 6 games; Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron suspended 20 games ESPN Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano has been suspended six games and Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron has been suspended 20 games for their roles in Sunday's benches-clearing incident between the teams, according to ESPN and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Minkah Fitzpatrick's Mission Bleacher Report The Steelers safety and Saban protege goes deep on what went wrong in Miami, why Pittsburgh was the right place to turn it around and how he plans to take on the AFC North's star-studded lineup of QBs. photo of Tyler Dunne Tyler Dunne @TyDunne NFL ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson laying low, eyeing big 2020 campaign NFL.com Patrick Peterson is one of the NFL's more personable players, consistently generous with his time and insights. But last week, the veteran cornerback declined several interview requests, saying through the Arizona Cardinals' communications department that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Lions QB Matthew Stafford glad NFL altered protocols following false-positive COVID-19 result NFL.com Matthew Stafford's false-positive, which sent the quarterback briefly to the reserve/COVID-19 list, led to a quick change in testing protocols by the NFL. Stafford said during a video conference Tuesday that he's glad the league attempted to correct the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com 2020 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Tiers 3.0: Your Draft Day strategy guide CBSSports.com This is fact: In every single round, there will be a wide receiver you will be comfortable drafting to your Fantasy team. Can't say the same about every other position. The key word is "comfortable." It won't always be a fist-pump-and-draft scenario, but if you take ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News NFL COVID-19 Fantasy Guide: List of key 2020 opt-outs, players placed on coronavirus reserve list Sporting News The 2020 fantasy football season is going to feel a little different thanks to the impact of COVID-19. The coronavirus has impacted every sports league in some way or another, and the NFL (and, by extension, fantasy football) is no different. Even though the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe President Trump sounds off on college football, the NBA, and why Bill Belichick would make a good military general The Boston Globe President Donald Trump, in a discussion with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt Tuesday, spoke highly of Patriots coach Bill Belichick's abilities — to the extent that he thinks Belichick would be able to translate his prowess from the football field to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Supreme Court ruling opens door for colleges to offer expanded benefits ESPN Colleges might be allowed to provide their athletes with more education-related benefits -- including school equipment, travel opportunities and cash incentives -- as soon as this week. The U.S. Supreme Court denied on Tuesday an NCAA request to pause a ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com MLB rumors: 5 impact players Yankees can land at trade deadline, including Astros' George Springer nj.com It's that time of year. Yes, already. The 2020 MLB season is young, but the trade deadline is now less than three weeks away. That gives us an excuse to look at the standings, project forward and try to guess which franchises might end up as sellers by August ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Stephen Curry has 'major FOMO' in life outside the NBA bubble Chicago Tribune LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — The phone rang Sunday night with a giddy Stephen Curry on the other end of the line. The most renowned long-distance shooter in basketball was driving home from what he described as a true bucket-list experience: Curry ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated OFFICIAL: Knicks Hire Kenny Payne as an Assistant Coach Sports Illustrated The New York Knicks have officially made the long-rumored hiring of Kenny Payne official. Payne, 53, will be coming to New York from the University of Kentucky where he was the associate head coach of the men's basketball program under John Calipari ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Yankees Call Up Clint Frazier to Replace Injured Giancarlo Stanton Sports Illustrated NEW YORK — He's back. The Yankees officially announce outfielder Clint Frazier has been recalled from the club's alternate site and will be active for Tuesday night's home game against the Atlanta Braves. Frazier will rejoin a roster sans Giancarlo Stanton, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron Reiterates "We Want To Play" as 2020 Season Decisions Loom Sports Illustrated The uncertainty around the college football season has reached its peak but that hasn't stopped LSU and coach Ed Orgeron from focusing on the task at hand. While Power 5 conferences like the Big Ten and Pac-12 are seriously considering a delay to its ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Pelicans vs. Kings odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Aug. 11 predictions from model on 58-32 roll CBSSports.com The New Orleans Pelicans (30-40) and Sacramento Kings (29-41) saw their slim hopes of qualifying for the postseason go up in smoke on Sunday. Pride is all that will be on the line when the Western Conference foes square off at AdventHealth Arena in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Are Dan Snyder & Dwight Schar Engaging in a War? Sports Illustrated Monday was one of those days. Then again, so was Sunday. Saturday wasn't that crazy. Friday was an insane asylum if you deal with the Washington Football Team and its chaotic existence for a living. Ron Rivera spoke yesterday and for the most part, that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Blue Jackets-Lightning stream: 2020 NHL Stanley Cup First Round Yahoo Sports For the second straight season the Blue Jackets and Lightning will face off in the First Round of the postseason after Columbus became the first team in NHL history to sweep a Presidents' Trophy winner in the opening round a season ago when they defeated ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Losing fall sports could cost Michigan at least $56.6M, officials say mlive.com ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan athletic department could lose $56.6 million if the university is unable to host any athletic events due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. And that's without television and other media revenues ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Nathan MacKinnon Looks To Be 'Key Guy' As Avalanche Begin 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Run CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4)– For the last two seasons the Colorado Avalanche had to scratch and claw their way to the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the final seed. Now they go into the postseason with expectations of making a long playoff run as the No. 2 seed in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports David DeCastro isn't "too afraid" of COVID-19 Yahoo Sports The Steelers had no players opt out for the 2020 season. Guard David DeCastro explained to reporters on Monday his decision for opting in. "I've always had that mindset of just being all in," DeCastro said, via Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Serena Williams comes back from the brink in first match since February CNN International (CNN) Serena Williams came back from the brink to start her first tournament in six months with a win. A rusty Williams overcame fellow American Bernarda Pera, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Lindelof not happy with Man Utd performance against Copenhagen but is confident of Europa League glory Yahoo Sports Victor Lindelof was critical of Manchester United's performance against Copenhagen in the Europa League quarter-final but is confident they have what it takes to win the tournament. The Swede came off the bench in the second half of United's nervy 1-0 win ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS sports.com MLB Buy or Sell: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s power surge for Padres and the Athletics' early-season dominance CBS sports.com We have made it to another week of the 2020 MLB season. Despite the fact that a large chunk of teams were affected by the recent Marlins and Cardinals coronavirus outbreaks, which resulted in nearly 30 postponed game, the league kept chugging along ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Diamondbacks get 18 hits in 12-8 win over Rockies Washington Post DENVER — Kole Calhoun homered and had a two-run double to lead Arizona's 18-hit outburst, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 12-8 on Monday night. David Peralta and Ketel Marte got four hits each for Arizona, which finished with 13 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Hojbjerg becomes Tottenham's first transfer window signing Seattle Times LONDON (AP) — Tottenham has signed midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton as the club's first signing of the summer transfer window. The 25-year-old Dane joined on a five-year contract on Tuesday as Jose Mourinho rebuilds the squad to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Tigers put CJ Cron on 10-day IL with left knee sprain, Willi Castro summoned The Detroit News Detroit — No matter how many times the replay was viewed, even in slow-motion, you never got a clear look at where or if the hard-hit ground ball by Danny Mendick struck Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron. All you knew for sure was Cron was down and in a ton ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Jimmy Butler, Heat slow TJ Warren, close in on four seed with win Yahoo Sports LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Butler returned from a foot injury and scored 19 points, Derrick Jones scored 18 off the Miami bench and the Heat kept T.J. Warren largely in check on the way to a 114-92 win over the Pacers on Monday night. Flag as irrelevant
	KENS5.com Spurs playoff scenarios: What needs to happen for San Antonio to make the play-in game? KENS5.com SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs can't clinch a spot in the play-in game with a win over the Rockets today, but they could be eliminated if they lose and other Western Conference teams take care of business. San Antonio could win out and would still need some ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN McLaren insists 'no bad blood' with Mercedes over Racing Point row ESPN McLaren's F1 boss Andreas Seidl says there is no tension between the team and Mercedes despite being on opposite sides of the Racing Point controversy. Was Verstappen's Silverstone win a one-off? Analysis of the 70th Anniversary GP and whether Max ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports Mets' Marcus Stroman opts out of season over virus concerns Yahoo Sports NEW YORK (AP) -- Marcus Stroman's recovery from a torn left calf muscle was almost complete, and he was in line to possibly make his season debut for the New York Mets next week against the Miami Marlins. But the idea of traveling to one of the country's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colorado Springs Gazette Game(s) on! Altitude TV rescues Avalanche, Nuggets fans by waiving exclusive broadcast rights Colorado Springs Gazette DENVER — Just in time for the good stuff, Avalanche and Nuggets fans will be able to watch their favorite teams on TV. There's also a streaming option in the works, according to Altitude Sports. Altitude on Tuesday announced it has waived exclusive ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Padres edge light-hitting Dodgers 2-1 on Hosmer's RBI single SFGate LOS ANGELES (AP) — The young Padres dropped two of three at home against the Dodgers recently. San Diego arrived in Los Angeles and immediately got the seven-time NL West champions' attention by stealing the series opener. Eric Hosmer singled in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Recorder Julian Edelman confident in all of Tom Brady's potential successors with Patriots The Recorder BOSTON — In some ways, the chemistry between Tom Brady and Julian Edelman was as key to the Patriots' success in recent years as the X's and O's. Brady's departure this offseason certainly created a void, but not one that Edelman wants to dwell on. Flag as irrelevant
	247Sports Swinney: 'March to July was terrible for our student-athletes' 247Sports Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney appeared on College Sports Today on Sirius XM College on Tuesday afternoon. Host Roy Philpott asked Swinney why he thinks college football should be played on time and why players are safe under current ... Flag as irrelevant
	NASCAR Six candidates to win at Daytona Road Course NASCAR While it's true the NASCAR Cup Series has never raced on the Daytona Road Course, we can use key stats of a driver's recent history to give our best projection on who is primed to excel when history is made this weekend. We rank our top six candidates, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer Chiefs wide receivers showcase speed during indoor race WGEM KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mecole Hardman is probably faster than 99% of players in the NFL. Tyreek Hill happens to be in the 1%. The Chiefs wide receivers settled that when the two lined up for a race in their indoor facility this week. Hill won it easily, but ... Flag as irrelevant
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